MardeenNorth By Northeast Toronto ON June 11 to 15

Thursday night at the Rivoli was a celebration of all things East coast, and Halifaxs Mardeen were no exception. Id been waiting to see these guys play for some time, and they delivered their songs just as Id expected them to: with powerful presence, but with a slight need for more personality. I couldnt quite put my finger on it until a wise man later said to me that two of the members reminded him a lot of Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Superbad: highly entertaining and slightly off the beaten track, but in a way that somehow works for them.